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Law school is at the forefront with program on artificial intelligence
Case Western Reserve University's School of Law is in the "legal AI" Vanguard.
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Meet a researcher working on untangling housing titles
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Exemplary student work recognized with LLEAP writing awards
Recent News
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May 17, 2022
What's Drew Peterson's life like now?
A&E Real Crime: Kevin McMunigal, professor of law, discussed convicted murderer Drew Peterson’s transfer to a federal prison. “The federal government tends to have more resources than a lot of states,” and federal prisons “tend to be less crowded,” he said addi...
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May 16, 2022
On Saturday, May 14, 2022, Case Western Reserve University School of Law marked the 130th year since its founding with a Commencement ceremony for the Class of 2022. At Severance Music Center, the law school awarded 114 JD, 105 LLM, 34 Master and 13 SJD diplomas to students from 23 States and 12 cou...
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May 13, 2022
With commencement 2022 approaching, CWRU School of Law is featuring a few of our outstanding graduating students to learn why they chose CWRU School of Law, what courses they enjoyed, the advice they'd share with incoming students and where they're headed next.
Makela Hayford
What is your favorite...
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May 12, 2022
At a special event that included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University dedicated the David J. Elk (‘64) – Elk+Elk Active Learning Classroom on May 11, 2022.
The partners of Elk+Elk Law Firm provided a generous gift to the School of Law to name the Active Le...
May 09, 2022
Case Western Reserve University School of Law invites all members of the campus community to an in-person expert roundtable discussion, titled “Prosecuting War Criminals: From Nuremberg to the Ukraine.” The event is co-sponsored by the school's Frederick K. Cox International Law Center and will be h...
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May 06, 2022
After several years of adjusted plans due to pandemic-related health and safety protocols, the Case Western Reserve University community will gather once again this year for fully in-person commencement events.
The Class of 2022's accomplishments will be celebrated in ceremonies on May 14 and 15, ...
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May 05, 2022
In May, Case Western Reserve University School of Law held its annual Faculty Achievement Awards ceremony to recognize outstanding work by faculty members. Three major awards were presented: Faculty Distinguished Research Prize, Faculty Distinguished Service Prize and a Chaired Professorship.
Facul...
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May 05, 2022
Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, recently published the second edition of her book Aging With a Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow by First Hill Books.
The book is a concise and comprehensive resource for ...
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May 01, 2022
CWRU School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf presents amicus argument at ICC.
Case Western Reserve University School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf presented an amicus argument before the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on February 14. Scharf was asked b...
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April 28, 2022
Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was re-appointed by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to serve on the 2022-2023 U.S. roster of binational trade panelists to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agree...